Service learning—integrating community service with the academic programme

8/10/2012

Service Learning‐ Integrating Community Service with the Academic Programme Saturday July 13, 15:45‐17:00 Lorne Young, Director of CAS, Upper Canada College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada lyoung@ucc.on.ca

Tony Wagner

This presentation • Define and describe Service Learning • Expand on Tony Wagner’s ideas this morning • Explore/share examples, best practice, strategies and resources to put this theory into practice

Buckminster Fuller

7 competencies • Critical thinking‐ ability to ask the right questions • Collaboration across networks, different cultures, language • Lead peers by influence • Agility an d adaptability • Initiative • Effective oral and written communication, write with voice, perspective • Accessing and analyze information, understand biases • Curiosity and imagination To be an Innovator: • Accountable Team work • • • • •

Problem based learning‐ integration, transdisciplinary, Synergy, Whole Systems Thinking Risk‐ fail early and fail often Iteration, reflect and try again Active learning‐experiential, creative, solve a real problem Intrinsically motivated, Play, passion, purpose

Balance between knowing stuff and application needs to shift to application • Intrinsic motivation • Play time 20% Google, 3 M • Role model to the students

Christian Island Aboriginal Literacy Camp

Nepal Service Trip

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